Notable Buddhist site · South Sinai, Egypt
St Catherine's Monastery
دير القديسة كاترين
St Catherine's Monastery is a Buddhist site in South Sinai, Egypt.
St Catherine's Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit St Catherine's Monastery
Season: October to March.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach St Catherine's Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 28.55596, 33.97598. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near St Catherine's Monastery
- Mount Sinai · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Mount Catherine · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~7 km · Must-see
- Gebel Serbal · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~42 km · Must-see
- LightHouse · beach · South Sinai · ~66 km · Must-see
- Blue Hole · attraction · South Sinai · ~69 km · Must-see
- Basilica Transfiguration · church · South Sinai · ~0 km
- Abu Madi · fort · South Sinai · ~0 km
- Monastery Garden · Buddhist site · South Sinai · ~0 km
- Willow Peak · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~1 km
- Chemin d'accès seulement pour les aventuriers · waterfall · South Sinai · ~1 km
- Cascade · waterfall · South Sinai · ~1 km
- Ras Safsafa · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~2 km
- El Nabi Haroun Mausoleum · dargah · South Sinai · ~2 km
- Chapel to the Holy Trinity · church · South Sinai · ~2 km
- مسجد جبل موسى · dargah · South Sinai · ~2 km
- Deir Al Arbain · fort · South Sinai · ~3 km
- Monastery of the Virgin Mary · church · South Sinai · ~3 km
- St. Katherine · attraction · South Sinai · ~3 km
See everything within a day’s drive of St Catherine's Monastery
Other buddhist sites near St Catherine's Monastery
- Monastery Garden · Buddhist site · South Sinai · ~0 km
- The Greek Orthodox Nuns Monastery in Mount Nabi Musa · Buddhist site · South Sinai · ~47 km
- Raitho Monastery · Buddhist site · South Sinai · ~62 km
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Frequently asked
Is St Catherine's Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for St Catherine's Monastery yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit St Catherine's Monastery?
October to March. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near St Catherine's Monastery?
Nearby: Mount Sinai (viewpoint, 2 km), Mount Catherine (viewpoint, 7 km), Gebel Serbal (viewpoint, 42 km), LightHouse (beach, 66 km), Blue Hole (attraction, 69 km), Basilica Transfiguration (church, 0 km).
Is St Catherine's Monastery worth visiting?
St Catherine's Monastery is listed as a notable Buddhist site in Egypt on Spotwander.